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a 1' .J.urfc; : Ton:::::; Canaana" tragi Paga Onji.1i aytcs nodi ilai. j Qunt 3 K3l XXACEETCr LCAC3 ET PJUBT, TEST -07CTiA7 V0T2 T m4 of the presidential ticket reJeM there Is a landslide for eren Heonbllcans con &st he bat ft good chancs to t k senatorial race aaia.x a defeated two years afco, for , gort term, the not maji who runlnf against him ow. Prne 2y tea tame Influences are lined . s toth sides. The Nonpartisan jenehu withdrawn its candidate m the senatorial race and en trees Nugent This , strengthens je Utter very much and the Demo ttt think it alto helps the presi jeaual ticket .. - . . ... ; Bepobllcu ErpJy. ' . ' i To this the Republican answer iat the Nonpartisan League vote consist largely of farmers, who are. Republican or presidential is titt. . The Nonpartisan League aevspspers openly declare they pUl not take sides in Uie presi iential coolest - So it would appear that as a Itacue, the Nonpartisan member skip will be left to its own devices , snd the bulk of its vote is Republi can for sgflcultural reasons. blmU Isrly, the Mormon cnurcii member-1 skip, which is the other lurge (actor Is Idaho's situation, is not being In structed In this state on how to low. The leaders of the church in Huh, who are (pr the League 1f Nations, kept bands off and' un.ess something unforseen occurs, the Bornions who have been impressed IS Idaho by the Borah argument 111 vote the Republican ticket An riikiJ Fight ' ' As matters stand today, even the Democrats ure not over-sanguine, though they admit they have an iphtll fight and that it all depends tpon the effectiveness lu.the nest few weens of the speakers and or ganizer who are juat.Ueing put into Ins race. The Murmon elders and the Nonpartisan League leaders could swing the state to Sox with out sny trouble but there Is no sipn jf extraordinary Interest on ' their jart in the success of the Demo cratic presidential i.omiuee. j t The Republican papers have fed , like people practically the Borah r Afrttmpnt anri nnthinir ple.o nnil tho t people in many sections have been J, .OS led to believe, far example, that K?- Ua League of Nations means Amer- lis must dig Into her pockets to piy hurope s bi.ls. ; Penple Like Ox. ! Governor Cox made a tine Impres sion. fi'eop:e iilceu his campaign-; tog. They applauded him enthu-i t'astically and gave him a recep- ; tion that was termed by a leading ' kepublican as "magnificent." Bat the effect of the Cox speech was to hold wavering Democrats , and proselyte scattering votes. V ' ! All the straw votes taken.- in this ' vicinity show Harding to be much stronger than Cox. The most con servative estimate in Republican ' quarters is a -majority for Kanl.ng Of 14.000. which was about what -J" " to :Mt) taken by the Pexail ttoree in the nation-wide Straw ballot nhmna Iks nu. - lt tlre country as follows: naming . . , ... . . ;,,U97 . Cox .. . ..... ..... ,..4Zfil inese fignrea inclndn the wonM on s toiais. and wen compiled from the sute returns. , Another teat vote is to be taken mis month in order to insure the mooth working of the machinery wa United Drat company has Set np to handle a straw vote on such cale. After that the vote will be handled and announced umy. . - .. . - mo IS OiJEtl 0. (. V President Wilson got fonr years ago.' v , :ii .. -iv.. . , .. Closa Contest .' Among the Democrats, the esti mate of a few thousand majority for Cox indicates how closely fought they hope the contest will be. Senator Borah has finished campaigning here but will come back If his friends think'tbe state is In danger. They haven't sent for him yet and say they will let the east have him. Incline te G. O. P. The state of Idaho would cast its electoral vote for Hardin c bv a large majority If the election were this week. As with other states, unless some sensatinoal develon- meni occurs to switch pub.ic senti ments everywhere throughout the country, the result will be un changed on Nov. 2. . Idaho is in clined to be Kepublican. ; ACCEPT $200,000 BOND OF BANK AS CITY DEPOSITORY The city commissioners Monday afternoon accepted the $200,000 bond of the American Trust & Sav ings bank as tb.9 city depository. T,he bond Is signed by seven individuals- in security. The b2nk was named the city depository last spring on the highest interest rate bid for handling city funds. The city had never before obtained. In terest on its funds. CeufssiMtr Hat llaal ft Met m Mxtcaatt Aveaae Work , AecMta Claim Up. The Sock Island city commis sioners Monday afternoon voted to pay $12.t22.85 to the FTasier Davis Construction company of St Louis, Mo, in" final payment for work done on the Sixteenth ave nue atom drain. On announcement of City Engi neer Wallace Treichler. Commla- doner Frank Wlch. in charae of the department of streets and pub lic improvements, and Mayor Harry M. Schriver that an inspection has proven the drain constructed ac; cording to contract the Job was finally accepted. The payment an tborized constitutes the remaining IS per cent of the total cost that was yet due the company. Up -until Monday the commission- era had authorized payments of various sums amounting to a total of S68.384.43, which, with the last payment, makes the cost for the entire work 181,017.28. The bond issue of 875.000, voted for the com pletion of both the Sixteenth ave nue and Forty-sixth street drains, fell short of the cost of the com- plefon of the Sixteenth avenue drain by 86,017.28. This deficit is to be made up out of the general fund. ' To Settle. Accident Claim. The Sixteenth avenue Job has been hanging on since 196, and holds the record of having brought more difficulties before - the city than any one other improvement in its h'story. For this reason the commissioners were exceptionally pleased that the work has been ciosed. and that it promises to avert fkwda lathe west ant district darj hag heavy rains. ' t An accident caa stood t the way ot.tho settlement for some lit tle timei bat that any claims 4m to the accident will he settled, was the statement of a representative of the company present at the neat Mrs. Maria Fontmaa. Twen ty-first street, claims that on the aigat or Aug. is reu sqpw m were not ia poettkm at Ninth street and Fifteenth avenue, and that she fell over rails carrying the bis; digger and broke both bones in her left arm. The company's representative told the commls sktnera that the company is fully insured against such accidents and I that the case will be settled. Thai company baa also posted a 170.000 bond with the city to indemnify it against loss in such cases. , DE SLLVA RESIGNS SANITARIUM BOARD Dr. Joseph De Silva tendered his resignation to the city commission ers Monday afternoon by letter as one of the municipal tuberculosis sanitorium commission, the resig nation to take effect immediately. On resolution ofJMayor Harry M. Schriver the reBgnation was ac cepted and appreciation extended the physician for kis past services. I if rmm bat Narliaoh CKEAB TUPiisiil ilmrfKm B Tkmmmmdm Guaranteed to temows tsa.freeklss, pimples. Uvw-i?oU, etc tmn oiMB 20 days. Mds porai sn tissnts of Impecidea. Lmrm the skin clear, soft, healthy. At leading toilet couatsn. If they haven't k, by mail, two lixa, 60c and IL2 iuixmuj. roiurca. rm. rn Sold by SchiereVs Drue Storn. fick Tflltuid and Davenport. nnoe poie Jfowfa reduce Iheni Complexions otherwise flaw jess are of tea ruined by conspicuous nose pores. The pores of the face are not as fine as on other parks of the body. On the nose - s pecially, there are more fat glands than else where and there is more activity of the pores. These pores, if not properly stimu lated and kept free from dirt, clog up and become enlarged. To reduce enlarged nose pores: Wring a soft cloth from,very hot water, lather it with Woodbury's Facial Soap, then hold it to your face. When the heat has expanded the pores, rub in very gently a fresh lather of Woodbury's. Repeat this hot water and lather application several times, stopping at once if your nose feels sensitive. Then finish by rubbing the nose for thirty seconds with a piece ot ice. Notice the improvement the very first treatment makes a promise of what the steady use of Woodbury's Facial Soap will do. But do not expect to change com pletely in a week a condition resulting from long continued exposure and neglect. Use tins treatment persistently. It will gradu ally reduce the enlarged pores and make them inconspicuous. ' Get a fake of Woodbury's Facial Soap and begin tonight the treatment your skin needs. You will find Woodbury's on sale at any drug store or toilet goods counter in the United States or Canada. A 25 cent cake will last a month or six. weeks. The Andrew Jergens Company, Cincinnati, New York and Perth, Ontario. So Easily Prepared maanksansssni i. mana.1 nuBSSueennnnnnBnusjsBjaaj t The Best Macaroni Boils Tender in 5 Minutes REDUCTION IN PRICES OFF TO SCHOOL This laundry helps busy mothers get the -children ready for school. Dear little dresses, washed and ironed at this helpful institution, make sweet little girls look still sweeter. Many wo'men, engrossed with' the many cares of housekeeping, look ; to Jamison's Laundry for practical assistance and co-operation. ' I . Naturally we appreciate this confidence in us. f - A phone call will bring our driver to your door. JAHISOiTS LAUNDRY PHONES MOUNE 581 sea" 682. 26th Strand 5th Ave., Molines. Nsties ts Out-af Towa Castcrs Scan as ysnr laundry Par ed Past, it will receive las tost at attention ana will bt re- OF FORD PRODUCTS THE war is over and war prices must go. Effective Sep tember 22, Ford Cars, Trucks and Fordson Tractors will be sold Fn O. B. factory at the following prices: Runabout - - -Touring Car - -Coupe - -Sedan - Without Starter $395 440 With' Starter $465 , 510 - 745 - 795 Demountable Rim Equipment is extra on Runabouts and Touring Cars, but comes as regular equipment on Coupes and Sedans. L Truck Chassis $545 Demountable Rim Equipment and all Pneumatic Tiresincluded. Fordson Tractor $790 V i ALL PRICES F. O. B. FACTORY The Ford Motor Company made this reduction in the face of the fact that they had on s hand immediate orders for one hundred forty-six thousand sixty-five ( 146,065) cars and tractors. .' , The company will suffer a temporary loss while iwing up material bought at high prices and are willing to make the sacrifice in order to bring business back to a going condition as quickly as possible and maintain the momentum of the buying power of the country. - Henry Ford says: : "The war is over and it is time war prices were over. There is no sense or wisdom in trying to maintain an artificial standard of values. For the best inter ests of allt it is time a real practical effort was made to bring the business of the country ano thelife of the country down to regular pre-war standards." N . Because the Ford Motor Company is oversold we are not promising immediate delivery, but those of you who have been frti.nlring 0f placing an order should do so right away so as to insure reasonably early delivery. Terms If You Wish HORST &STRIETER COMPANY Davenport and Muscatine, Iowa Rock Island and Moline. Illinois . 1 r : If to i prenaM. , -